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Huttemann, Lutz, Ed. – 1986
The improvement of information infrastructures in the eastern and southern sub-region of Africa through the adequate training of personnel for libraries and information establishments is one of the major objectives of the Education, Science and Documentation Centre of the German Foundation for International Development (DSE). This reader, designed…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Developing Nations, Documentation, Foreign Countries
Eckwright, Gail Z., Ed.; Keenan, Lori M., Ed. – 1994
The focus of this collection of papers about library reference service is on the community outside the library, rather than the special populations served within it. "Conflicts in Value Systems" (Allen B. Veaner) is an overview of the major conflict areas facing the library profession today. "Reference Services for Off-Campus…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Costs, Evaluation, Extension Education
Pitkin, Gary M., Ed. – 1995
Librarians need to be aware of the technologies involved with change and the ways in which technologies will impact the total organization and its provision of services. The library school curriculum must be restructured in order to prepare future librarians for the reality of technological change and help them become able to manage information in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Futures (of Society), Global Approach
Peer reviewedCurtis, Jean M.; And Others – Government Information Quarterly, 1992
Eight articles discuss the ramifications of the summary report of the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services ("Information 2000") from the perspectives of documents librarians, special libraries, the American Library Association, and Native American library services. The conference themes of democracy, literacy,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, American Indians, Computer Networks, Copyrights
Kuhlthau, Carol Collier, Ed.; And Others – 1996
This book is a compilation of 14 articles that present a wide range of perspectives on providing access to vast networks of information resources and enabling students to learn in an information-rich environment. The articles, arranged in four parts--overview of important technologies comprising the virtual library, learning in the electronic…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedParker, J. Stephen, Ed. – Information Development, 1991
Six articles discuss the need for increased access to information for agricultural and scientific research in the countries of Zambia, Kenya, Ghana, Turkey, India, and Nigeria. Discussions focus on each country's current scientific and agricultural development and the demand for scientific materials and greater information dissemination. (MAB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agriculture, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Download full textBaker, Betsy, Ed.; Litzinger, Mary Ellen, Ed. – 1992
At the 1989 annual meeting of the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) used a think tank as a dynamic mechanism for exploring future directions both in the discipline of library user education and for the Bibliographic Instruction (BI) Section of ACRL. Discussion centered on the following…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Curriculum Development, Futures (of Society)
Pitkin, Gary M., Ed. – 1996
As a reference guide for library professionals, this volume helps librarians prepare for the future in the growing electronic environment by examining the historical and theoretical background of the National Electronic Library and assessing the role of libraries in the past, present, and future. The book is divided in two sections: "The…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Consortia, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)
Reed, Sally Gardner, Ed. – 1996
Librarianship is in a period of great transition. Expanding uses of information technology and a dramatically changing demographic and economic environment are forcing librarians to re-examine their profession and to ask questions about their future relevance and viability. Change is and should be viewed as an ongoing and critical component of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Change Strategies, Futures (of Society)
